Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
When hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and inundated the city several years ago, Filipino Americans responded to the call for help. They donated cash and relief goods to help the thousands of victims. Even the Philippine embassy, under Ambassador Albert del Rosario, urged the community to donate cash to the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Goodbye to 2009, welcome 2010!
What’s in store for Filipinos in America in the coming decade?
First and foremost would be the coming national census in which Filipinos will, for the first time, be counted as a distinct group and not just [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
This year’s celebration of Christmas by Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad may not be as merry as in previous years.
First, there was the devastation wrought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng in October that killed almost a thousand people and are still causing miseries to thousands in flooded areas. These disasters are still fresh in [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Ron Villanueva, a Republican, has made history by becoming the first Filipino American to win a seat in the Virginia state House of Delegates. His election, even by a slim margin, is another indication that Filipino Americans are slowly achieving empowerment in areas surrounding the nation’s capital. The firsts were [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
With this issue, the “Manila Mail” marks its 19th year of uninterrupted service to the Filipino American community in the greater Washington D.C. area.
It is the longest running, professionally edited, tabloid-sized, fortnightly Filipino American newspaper which has religiously adhered to the tenets of journalism [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
President Arroyo recently signed the Climate Change Act of 2009 which would institutionalize a climate change policy with emphasis on mitigating the impact of such natural disasters like the two typhoons that caused widespread devastation to the country.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Philippine Ambassador Willy C. Gaa late last month called on the Filipino community in the United States to extend relief to the victims of Typhoon “Ondoy” which caused epic floods in Manila and 25 provinces. The floods rendered almost half a million Filipinos homeless and killed nearly 300. In his appeal, the ambassador said: [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Why do most Filipino Americans devote their time discussing who will be their candidate in the 2010 presidential elections in the Philippines? Why are some so keen in reading the poll surveys when many of them have not even bothered to register by the end of August, the deadline for registration? Why are some Filipino [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
We join the nation in mourning the passing late last month of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), the ‘Lion of the Senate’ who is a friend of the Filipino American community and the Philippines.
Throughout his career, Sen. Kennedy was the indefatigable champion of the underclass, minorities, human rights, health care for all, education, the environment, social [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
President Barack Obama is reportedly set to scrap government participation in the health care reform because it is encountering stiff opposition from interest groups and their supporters. This would be unfortunate. Without such competition, no health reform can ever succeed.
The private health insurance companies who are making billions of dollars will be the most affected [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
After more than a year of fighting colon cancer, Philippine President Corazon “Cory” Aquino passed away in Manila on Aug. 1. She was 76.
Cory’s legacy as a simple housewife who led the fight to restore democracy in the Philippines is still used by oppressed peoples around the world to regain their freedom.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The White House and members of Congress must move quickly on enacting a just and humane immigration reform package that will reunite families, reinvigorate the economy, and remove the term “illegal or undocumented immigrants” from the dialogue in this country. Ethnic media, which reaches over 60 million adults in the United States, calls on Congress [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
After unsuccessfully chasing President Barack Obama in the US since January, the White House finally announced last Saturday that the US President will meet Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on July 30 to discuss issues on counter-terrorism, global warming and US-RP relations.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Last month, Filipino Americans in Middleburg, Florida inaugurated their $1-million cultural center on Brannan Field Road. This is one of two or three other centers that Filipino Americans have established in the state of Florida alone.
This month, on July 4th, Maryland officials and members of [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Filipino Americans, particularly the senior citizens, are no strangers to the July 4th celebrations. It was on this same day more than 40 years ago that Filipinos celebrated Philippine independence. The reason was that the United States selected July 4th as the date that it would formally relinquish its rule [...]